Commercial Real Estate Market in Palmerton, PA
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13 active listings and 252 off-market properties in Palmerton, PA.
Market Trends
Palmerton, PA spans 31.1 square miles in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Palmerton, PA runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Palmerton, PA runs 6% across the Northeast region in 2025, little changed from 6% in 2019. Down from a 2020 peak of 7.1%.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Palmerton, PA runs 7.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 5.4% in 2019. Nearly 2.4x the 2021 low of 3.2%.
Multifamily
Across Carbon County, multifamily space asks $95/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Palmerton, PA runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 41.6%
- Industrial 35.7%
- Commercial 13.2%
- Planned_development 9.6%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Palmerton, PA zones 1,629 acres across 8 districts. Commercial zoning covers 13.2% of zoned land, residential 41.6% and industrial 35.7%. The largest single district is Industrial at 35.1%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 48.8% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
I/C Industrial/Commercial I Industrial 301.B. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the zoning districts named in Section A shall be of the number, size, shape, and location as shown on the “Official Zoning Map ”. 301.C. Any use of the abbreviation listed in Section A shall mean the district named beside the abbreviation. 301.D. The Floodplain area as defined…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Palmerton, PA has 10,688 residents in 5,082 households. Density runs 344 people per square mile. Median household income here is $70,996 and median gross rent $949 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Walnutport | $76 | — |
| Slatington | $172 | $25.00 |
Commercial property in Palmerton, PA asks $125/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $76/SF in Walnutport to $172/SF in Slatington, and the city sits in line with their $124/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 11 active for-sale and 2 active for-lease listings in Palmerton, PA. The sale median is based on 6 of the for-sale listings that state a price per square foot; too few for-lease listings state a rent per square foot for a rent median. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 1,629 zoned acres across 8 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 October 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at Northeast region level, retail vacancy is reported at Northeast region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Northeast region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
